DOI: 10.1063/1.1138349. Development of an electrostatic positioner for space material processing

Development of an electrostatic positioner for space material processing

10.1063/1.1138349

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Review of Scientific Instruments (317)

Abstract

This paper describes an electrostatic positioning instrument which was developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to enable experimenters to conduct containerless material science experiments in space. Samples that are to be studied are electrically charged and controlled by the electrostatic force produced by a set of properly arranged electrodes. Three different types of positioners are described, i.e., the dish type, the ring type, and the tetrahedral type. In all these systems, the positioning and the damping of the sample is accomplished by a feedback control system. The advantage of this electrostatic positioning method, in comparison to the other methods, such as acoustic and electromagnetic, lies in the fact that it can operate in a high vacuum and does not require the material to be electrically conductive as long as the material can carry a certain amount of charge.

Bibliography

Rhim, W. K., Collender, M., Hyson, M. T., Simms, W. T., & Elleman, D. D. (1985). Development of an electrostatic positioner for space material processing. Review of Scientific Instruments, 56(2), 307â317.

Authors 5

W. K. Rhim (first)
M. Collender (additional)
M. T. Hyson (additional)
W. T. Simms (additional)
D. D. Elleman (additional)

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Dates

Type	When
Created	23 years, 1 month ago (July 26, 2002, 9:17 a.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 6 months ago (Feb. 10, 2024, 4:13 p.m.)
Indexed	2 months ago (July 1, 2025, 8:47 a.m.)
Issued	40 years, 7 months ago (Feb. 1, 1985)
Published	40 years, 7 months ago (Feb. 1, 1985)
Published Print	40 years, 7 months ago (Feb. 1, 1985)

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BibTeX

@article{Rhim_1985, title={Development of an electrostatic positioner for space material processing}, volume={56}, ISSN={1089-7623}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1138349}, DOI={10.1063/1.1138349}, number={2}, journal={Review of Scientific Instruments}, publisher={AIP Publishing}, author={Rhim, W. K. and Collender, M. and Hyson, M. T. and Simms, W. T. and Elleman, D. D.}, year={1985}, month=feb, pages={307–317} }

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